Catholic-Baton Rouge gave the Class 5A boys field the ole 1-2 not once but twice Saturday in the throwing events.

The Bears placed first and second in both the javelin and the discus to help spark another team state title in the outdoor track and field championships at LSU's Bernie Moore Stadium.

Baton Rouge Magnet's girls made Class 5A's team titles a Capital City sweep, but the Bulldogs had to sweat matters out a little more before running away in the evening's final event, the 4x400-meter relay, to close the title.

"We had a great meet today," Baton Rouge Coach Zachary Winfield said. "The relay people ran very well — that's a good example right there. I had a freshman than ran 59.22, and she wasn't afraid, and that's the key. She ran, and she gave what she had, and that's what it takes. No matter what you've done all year, it's what you do today."

The Bears were happy for the early breathing room.

William Crosby and Matthew Venable finished No. 1 and 2 in the javelin with throws of 183 and 181 feet, respectively, to give Catholic 18 points after just one event.

"It's huge," Crosby said as he walked off. "I'm glad we got to get 1-2. We worked hard all year for it, and I'm glad the hard work paid off."

Catholic finished with a 116-point total, followed by West Jefferson at 46, Airline with 45 and St. Paul's with 38.

Several other entries kept adding to the Bears', including the first-place 4x200-meter team (1:26.63) as the focus began to shift to the track events.

But Ross Quinlan's throw of 157 feet, 4 inches in the discus and teammate Nigel Despinasse's of 152 feet, 9 inches drastically increased the lead and momentum.

"Going into the state meet, we kinda set a goal of 50 points for the long-distance runners and the field events," Quinlan said. "To go out, first starting out with javelin, getting first and second, that was a big morale boost and kind of set the tone for the rest of the day, and then in shot put (Garrett Broussard) finished fourth, which was still very good, and then me and Nigel going first and second, that was great, and I've just gotta thank all my coaches and team."

St. Paul's gave the Bears a push early with with Cameron Robichaux's personal-best 15-foot, 6-inch pole vault and Zachary Albright's 4:16.43 1600-meter, and Chalmette's Albert Brock nipped Catholic's Ken Ward in both hurdle events en route to Outstanding Player honors.

Albright later added a 9:20.20 victory in the 3200-meter, but no one could keep up with the Bears' team score, as the 4x400-meter team of Phillip Rodman, Matthew Rhorer, Davis Richardson and D.J. Woodard won the final event to close the evening.

"We started so fast with the throws … that was huge," Coach Pete Boudreaux said. "Then, everybody that was in a field event scored, and we got something like 50 points in the field, so when we hit the track, the guys were already pretty jacked up. It was just a great day. We always try to tell 'em going into the meet, 'All you have to do is what you did all year,' and they did that, and then a couple of others stepped up and brought it up another notch. I am elated as always."

Baton Rouge's 10 points in the final event brought its final lead to 64 to No. 2 Ruston's 45. St. Scholastica finished third with 32.

The Bulldogs' 4x200-meter relay team of Alayna Wyre, Alexandria Henderson, Ja'Mesia Stewart and Kayla Thompson earned the champions' first event title, and Mikiah Brisco added the 100-meter hurdles and 100- and 200-meter dashes en route to Outstanding Player honors.

"When I came into the track meet, I just wanted to score as many points as I could for the team," Brisco said. "That was my main goal and focus, so I just came out here and did what I had to do to help my team win."

The 4x100-meter relay team of Wyre, Stewart, Henderson and Brisco added to the lead, and the 4x400 group of Destiny Armstrong, Meri Hebert, Akosua Allen and Thompson brought the title home.

"(Losing indoor) made us more hungry to wanna win outdoor state," Brisco said. "After indoor state, that was out main goal was to win outdoor, so we worked hard in order to get here."

Zachary's Donald Gage attained the No. 8 national mark in the long jump with his state championship-winning 24 feet, 1 3/4 inches.

"Today was great," Gage said. "I started off a little ruggish, but I picked up throughout the competition … but my last jump, I thought in my mind and visualized what I had to do to get that 24(-foot) mark to put me No. 8 in the nation. Overall, it was good."